Detective Comics Vol 1 152

"Batman: "The Goblin of Gotham City"": A new criminal appears in Gotham City under the alias of The Goblin and Vicki Vale manages to get a picture of him. Later, Vicki and the editor of Picture Magazine arrange a photographic session

Batman: "The Goblin of Gotham City"
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Detective Comics Vol 1 #152
October, 1949
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Jim Mooney
Batman: "The Goblin of Gotham City"
Pencilers	Bob Kane
Inkers	Charles Paris
Editors	Jack Schiff
Robotman: "Robotbody Meets a Body!"
Pencilers	Jimmy Thompson
Inkers	Jimmy Thompson
Editors	Jack Schiff
Slam Bradley: "Too Many Morgans"
Pencilers	Howard Sherman
Inkers	Howard Sherman
Editors	Jack Schiff
Pow-Wow Smith: "The Train Robbers of Roaring River"
Writers	Don C. Cameron
Pencilers	Carmine Infantino
Inkers	George Klein
Editors	Jack Schiff
Previous Issue	Detective Comics # 151
Next Issue	Detective Comics # 153

You puzzle me, Bruce! Sometimes I wonder if you're really the socialite playboy you pretend to be!

— Vicki Vale

Detective Comics #152 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1949.

Synopsis for Batman: "The Goblin of Gotham City"

A new criminal appears in Gotham City under the alias of The Goblin and Vicki Vale manages to get a picture of him. Later, Vicki and the editor of Picture Magazine arrange a photographic session with Batman and some of the people he saved in the past. During the session, Batman realizes that one of them is The Goblin and so begins a race against time to prove the truth to the authorities. The Goblin is finally discovered and arrested, but Batman ends up badly injured. Fortunately for him, Vicki is more than willing to take care of him.

Appearing in Batman: "The Goblin of Gotham City"

Featured Characters:

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• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Vicki Vale

Antagonists:

• Martin Tate (The Goblin) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Gotham City Police Department
• Joe Baily (Single appearance)
• Edwin Cole (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Wayne Manor
    • Batcave

Items:

• Batrope

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
  

Appearing in Robotman: "Robotbody Meets a Body!"

Featured Characters:

• Robotman

Antagonists:

• Spider Larkin (Single appearance)
• Sparky (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City
  

Appearing in Slam Bradley: "Too Many Morgans"

Featured Characters:

• Shorty Morgan

Supporting Characters:

• Tiny Morgan (Shorty's Brother) (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• Egbert (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mr. Higgins (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City
  

Appearing in Pow-Wow Smith: "The Train Robbers of Roaring River"

Featured Characters:

• Pow-Wow Smith

Supporting Characters:

• Jimmy
• Matogee

Antagonists:

• Unnamed Bandits (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Grey Owl

Locations:

• Red Deer Valley

Notes

• Batman: "The Goblin of Gotham City" is reprinted in Batman Archives Vol 7.
• After this issue, Slam Bradley drops out of the line-up.

Trivia

• Slam Bradley: "Too Many Morgans" is the only Slam Bradley story in which Slam doesn't make an appearance.
• Batman:"The Goblin of Gotham City" is Vicki Vale's 5th appearance.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series
• Images from Detective Comics Vol 1 152

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